as in sorcerer
a person skilled in using supernatural forces
attributed the storms to a clash of wills between the two most powerful magi in the land
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Recent Examples of magus
For years Johnson, the disheveled political magus, was the golden boy of Britain's Conservative Party.
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Sam Kiley, CNN, 30 June 2022
But other students are there for Wittgenstein the sage, the magus, the riddler—the man who left Russell bewildered by a turn to mysticism at the end of a book that was supposed to be about logic.
—Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 9 May 2022
Auden’s father, George Augustus Auden, was a physician and an early reader of Freud; the young poet saw himself also as a healer, though in a rather different mode, less an M.D. than a magus.
—Alan Jacobs, Harper’s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022
His face is framed by voluminous graying locks; his loose robes recall those of a medieval magus.
—Edward Rothstein, WSJ, 21 Mar. 2022
Sam Kiley, CNN, 30 June 2022
But other students are there for Wittgenstein the sage, the magus, the riddler—the man who left Russell bewildered by a turn to mysticism at the end of a book that was supposed to be about logic.
—Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 9 May 2022
Auden’s father, George Augustus Auden, was a physician and an early reader of Freud; the young poet saw himself also as a healer, though in a rather different mode, less an M.D. than a magus.
—Alan Jacobs, Harper’s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022
His face is framed by voluminous graying locks; his loose robes recall those of a medieval magus.
—Edward Rothstein, WSJ, 21 Mar. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for magus
Noun
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There is the love of Irish and Mexican dance traditions, love challenged by evil sorcerers and family dynamics and the passionate love that ends in tragedy.—
Marcia Luttrell,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025
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Players adopt alter egos, from warriors to sorcerers, who traverse worlds of mysticism and monsters.—
Eric Francisco,
Rolling Stone,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Who's the mage whose major itinerary is making all Oz merrier?—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
25 Nov. 2024
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This May 24, 2021 mage provided by the South Carolina Department of Corrections shows Susan Smith.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Nov. 2024
Noun
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This is home base for two nights, with stunning grounds, huge luxury villa-style suites, an amazing pool and spa complex, and wonderful bars and restaurants, complete with strolling tableside magicians that set the mystical mood.—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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The magician and mentalist is known for such feats of endurance as burying himself alive for seven days and holding his breath for more than 17 minutes.—
Jenelle Riley,
Variety,
22 Mar. 2025
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Can your brain be trained to become a chart-predicting wizard?—
Dividend Channel,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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See It, Feel It, Buy It Six years after The Who released Tommy, the British rockers followed it with a 1975 film starring Roger Daltrey as the titular pinball wizard.—
Joe Lynch,
Billboard,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Magus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magus. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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